dollis

Hello again.

Ok, I have made a few pens and I am wanting to try my hand at some other items also. Most of them look a harder so I may be bugging you for a lot of info. I was wanting to try a goblet or small bowl. but I will need a chuck for both of them(I think). I have G9247 Mini lathe.

3/4" x 16 TPI right hand spindle
5-15/16" swing over bed
3-1/4" swing over tool rest
12" between centers
M. T. #1 spindle taper and tailstock taper
1/4 H.P.

What type of chuck is economical and still do the job. Do you think that this lath will be strong enough to turn a small bowl or goblet?

john lucas

You don't need a chuck for either one. I used to turn goblets by simply mounting the blank to a faceplate. Remember where your screws are so you don't make the base too long and hit them.
When I used to turn bowls without a chuck I started them between centers. I would rough out the outside of the bowl and turn a tenon about 3" in diameter on the bottom. I would true up the outside portion of the tenon and the cut the area toward the center a little lower. Then I would remove it from the lathe and carve away the little tenon left.
Then I would put a wasteblock on the faceplate and true up the surface. I would turn the outside of the wasteblock to be the same diameter as the tenon on the bowl. Then I would glue these two together using the tenons for alignment. Your bowl is not ready to turn.

AZ Termite

You don't need a chuck for most things. There are ways around it, but a chuck just makes it alot easier. I have this chuck http://www.pennstateind.com/store/CMG3C.html. It comes with 3 different sets of jaws. I have mainly done bowls with it, it is a nice chuck for the money. You can also buy flat jaws for it which macks cleaning up the bottom of bowls real easy.

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mmtools

This chuck should be able to do anything you ask, within the size limitations of the lathe. Would be a good choice for the money....

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